The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the field
of Physics is based on data derived from
multiple data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
devising the citation-based metrics were collected on 21-12-2022.
Position in the ranking is based on a sum of D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of all ranking
researcher’s affiliated with a given institution. D-index
takes into account only publications and citation
metrics for an examined discipline.
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The range of our Physics research
Our best universities ranking is a trustworthy account of
leading researchers from the field of Physics ,
based on a thorough analysis
of 166,880 researchers identified from
a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Physics, more than 51178 researchers were
analysed.
What is D-index approval threshold for Physics
The D-index threshold for approving a scientist to be
examined is placed at 70 if
most of their publications are in the discipline of Physics. The
acceptance criteria for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index,
proportion of the publications made within the specific
field of study plus the awards and achievements of the
researchers. The D-index threshold for considering leading
researchers is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of
scientists estimated for each
discipline whilst making sure that the top 1% of
leading scholars are added into the ranking.
There should be a proximity of 30% or less between a
scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.
Extra verification methods
Because our primary goal is to make sure that only
actual scientists are mentioned in
the ranking we believe that numbers are never
supposed to be an absolute tool to evaluate the
work of researchers. This is why
we manually inspect each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
varied range of trustworthy sources. Even though it’s not a
metric contributing to a researcher’s position in
the ranking, the amount of papers published in
prominent journals and conference proceedings should constitute a
credible secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
selected discipline. Position in the ranking is
determined by each researcher’s D-index
with the help of data compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-established bibliometric
databases of this type open to the scientific community. A
detailed overview of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our objective is to inspire researchers,
businessmen and decision-makers
around the world to explore where prominent experts are heading
and to provide a way for the entire scientific community to
find out who the leading experts in specific
areas of study, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Physics
With 12 scientific affiliations Spain ranks in spot 10
globally.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of leading researchers in Spain is University of La Laguna with 9 researchers affiliated with it being features in Research.com Physics ranking. It is followed by Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology with 5 scientists and University of Valencia with 4 scholars.
The most prominent researchers in the area of Physics in Spain are representing Institute of Space Sciences, European Space Astronomy Centre, Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, University of the Balearic Islands, Institute of Photonic Sciences, IMDEA Nanoscience Institute, Spanish National Research Council, University of Santiago de Compostela, University of Barcelona, University of Valencia. University of La Laguna is featured as the best university in the Spain in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scholars at 846. Ranking second is Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology with a total D-index of 431. The third position is taken by University of Valencia with a total D-index of 358.
The average total D-index for the top 5% universities is 258 against an average of 258 for all 12 institutions featured in the ranking.
The average number of published papers within the field of Physics by scientists affiliated with the top 1% of scientists in the ranking is 1118 in comparison to an average of 1118 for all 12 universities.
The average number of citations of researchers affiliated with the top 3% universities is 114950 against an average of 114950 for all 12 universities.
